Six Things You Won't Hear On A Motorhome Holiday

Motorhome holidays are conducive to great conversations, but there are a few things you are unlikely to hear said. Here, we run through a few of the most common.

It’s too crowded here.

If you do hear this one, it’s probably because you’ve stopped off at a supermarket for provisions, or decided to head into town for the day.

The rest of the time, you have as much peace and quiet as you want. You can find a quiet site to park up and relax and, if you do ever find anywhere that bit too busy, you have wheels. You can drive away.

I thought the view would be better.

Go for a package holiday, or just turn up at a hotel and you leave the view to chance. You might strike lucky, or you might have a view of a wall, or perhaps a building site.

Hotels have many good points, but often great views aren’t among them. We are reminded of Basil Fawlty asking a guest what they expect the view to be (and the guest could have found something far worse than a view of the Torquay sands).

With a motorhome, you can choose any great view that takes your fancy, be that for a lengthy stay, or just parking up to enjoy the view and a picnic.

What are we going to do about food?

Eating out can cost a small fortune on holiday and also requires finding somewhere that fits the needs of everyone in the party.

That’s great for the occasional meal out, but after a busy day sightseeing or on the beach it can all be a bit of a hassle. With a motorhome, though, you have a great kitchen so you can knock a great meal whenever you rock up back at your holiday accommodation.

Motorhome cooking is also a great chance to try out some local specialities – pick up some local produce from local stores and then cook it up, perhaps washing it all down with a glass of cool, reasonably priced wine.

I’m a bit bored

It happens on most holidays, the kids have moments of boredom, perhaps right about when you just want a relaxing evening in.

However, a motorhome is a home from home. The kids can bring all their home comforts, you can even pack the Xbox if it helps entertain them while you enjoy a bit of you time. And, if everyone has had enough of one particular site; just move on.

A three hour transfer?

If there’s one thing designed to get a holiday off to a stressful start it’s the trials and tribulations of getting to your destination; or at least if you haven’t got a nice comfy motorhome.

For most holidaymakers, the start of the holiday goes – arrive at airport, go through check-in, kill loads of time, fly to destination (probably snatching 30 minutes’ sleep on a noisy plane), wait for baggage on the carousel (worrying that yours will be one of the bags that fell off the little lorry), get on a coach, wait an hour for the last passenger to get on the coach, endure a three-hour transfer.

Not fun…

6) Let’s not do this again next year…

You should never think this at the end of a holiday but sometimes, when it’s all a bit of a let down, you might.

It might be any of the factors above – the transfer, the hotel, the other people, the climate. With a motorhome, you have so much more control and freedom. With a motorhome, you’ll be saying ‘let’s do this again next year – actually, why wait a whole year?’

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Emm-Bee is a leading UK family-run motorhome dealership based in Bury, Greater Manchester.